Learn the basics of deduction! 7 easy detective puzzles to get you started in the world of lateral thinking.
A black cat walks in the middle of a street with a broken streetlight. A man is driving a car with non-functioning headlights. Despite all of this, he manages to avoid harming the cat.
View puzzleMichael is in prison. One day he has lunch, then goes to the prison yard for a while, and finally visits the library. At dusk, out of reach of security cameras, he changes his clothes. Then he leaves the prison through the door without being caught.
View puzzleA man jumped from a plane. And he survived.
View puzzleTony ran out of the building with two bags. Another man chased him, brandishing a knife and shouting.
View puzzleA woman enters a pet store to buy a parrot. The seller offers her one, saying it can repeat everything it hears. A few days later, the woman feels cheated and goes back to the store to get her money back. However, she returns home with the parrot, not the money.
View puzzleA man was furious to learn that he could have heard better without using a hearing aid for the past 20 years. He went to his doctor to complain, but the specialist was even angrier than him.
View puzzleVisitors to a scenic mountain village were often amused by the village idiot. When offered a choice between a shiny 50-cent coin and a crumpled $5 bill, he always happily chose the half dollar. Why didn't he choose the bill worth 10 times as much?
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